Well, just off the top of my head I would think it would be something
like this:
Location: A city (in the States*) that houses a hub for a major
airline, i.e. Dallas, Phoenix, Las Vegas (not sure if this is a hub),
St. Louis (same question), Chicago. This should ensure that
everybody could get to the location relatively cheaply.
Length: 2 days, Saturday and Sunday. Expectation of attendees would
be to fly in on Friday and out either *late* Sunday or Monday. This
should lower the cost of airfare because of the Saturday stay.
Attendance: Limited to no more than 15 or 20. This would be
regardless of interest. Meaning if more people wanted to attend they
would have to wait for the next one. One key to this sort of
intensive experience is a high instructor/student ratio.
Topic: Unclear at this point, but definitely hands-on, and would
require attendees to bring a computer.
Cost: This would vary depending on what is included. The BNR
courses have deceptively high price tags because they are virtually
all-inclusive. Split all those costs out, and I would be surprised
if the cost of the *actual* course is much more than REALworld.
* - At this point 'in the States' is the only thing that makes sense
to me. Coordination of an overseas conference would be a nightmare
IMO, and would be better left to somebody local. I can very easily
see an idea like this splitting into a European version and a
Stateside version.
On Mar 1, 2006, at 18:33, Joe Cabrera wrote:
Well I'm in an odd place in my RB learning right now: somewhere
between beginner and intermediate. There's no topic in particular
I'm looking for aside from general RB class instruction beyond
someone who's never programmed before.
I'm in the graphics field and I tend to be very visual. There's
only so much I can absorb reading RB books (and old books at that).
I'm a much better learner in a classroom setting, with real-time
examples and someone I can ask questions immediately. And I'd like
a better idea from the beginning of proper programming techniques
before I become too entrenched in something that may be all wrong.
I know RB doesn't have the installed base of anything like XCode or
VB, but if enough people were interested, it might be feasible.
REALWorld has a lot going on but I think a weekend-long intensive
RB course would give me just what I need to progress faster.
REALWorld's dates didn't work for me this year, so maybe what I'm
proposing could be done some months later. Or if that doesn't work,
maybe it could be a few days before REALWorld and be part of one
big honkin' RB week.
The closest thing to what I'm thinking of is one of Big Nerd
Ranch's mini-bootcamps, like this one: http://www.bignerdranch.com/
classes/objc.shtml. Their classes are out in the middle of the
woods, at a lodge with great food and scenery. The surroundings
really perk up your spirits, and the seclusion helps you stay focused.
As to what I would pay? Instruction like this doesn't come cheap,
especially when there's lodging and dining to consider. My guess
would be somewhere in the $500-$1,000, depending on what exactly is
being offered. (As a comparison, Big Nerd charges $1000 for their
mini-bootcamp mentioned above, which includes everything but your
airfare.)
But it could be a different scenario: maybe just instruction in
smaller groups in a few select cities with high RB user
concentration. Interest and economics are going to be the
determining factors.
joe
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